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[V.1.1: B] Siegmund, an (#65) ill-fated man, decides he should leave to avoid bringing Sieglinde ill-luck. She begs him to stay, since he can't bring ill-luck where it already lives, and seek hospitality from her husband when he returns. Deeply moved (#66), he decides to stay. 295-298

The Valkyrie: Act One, Scene Two 299-306

[V.1.2] Hunding's hut: Siegmund, Sieglinde, and Hunding 299-306

[V.1.2: A] (#67) Hunding returns, and suspicious of the stranger, requests that Siegmund respect the honor (#68) of Hunding's house and hearth. Siegmund tells Sieglinde and Hunding how he lost his father (Wotan: #20a) while being hunted down by enemies, the Neidings. 299-302